Stopper for non-refillable bottles.



L. B. ZARING.

STOPPER FOR NON-REFILLABLB BOTTLES. APPLICATION FILED FEB.6,1912.

1,035,068. d Patented Aug. 6,1912.

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LEANDER B. ZARING, 0F INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO JOSEPH B. WILKINS AND ONE-THIRD T0 MORDECAI E. JORDAN, BOTH OF INDIAN- APOLIS, INDIANA.

STOPPER FOR NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 6,1912.

Application filed February 6, 1912. Serial No. 675,758.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEANDER B. ZARING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Stoppers for Non- Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to Stoppers for non-relillable bottles of that class upon which United States Letters-Patent No.1

856,902, was granted on June 11, 1907, and may be considered in the nature of an improvement thereon.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a sectional view of the neck portion of a bottle having my improved stopper to prevent the reilling of the bottle. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the stopper complete as an article of manufacture. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view of the same taken through the exit openings. Fig. 4 is a view of the valve seating member of the stopper. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the floatvalve. Fig. 6 is a sectional view of so much| of the bottle laid on its side with the valve open to illustrate the position of the valve when an attempt is made at refilling the bottle. Fig. 7 i's a similar view showing the Y to, it has been found by experiments that when a bo-ttle provided with the said stopper is immersed in liquid the said liquid is free to flow within the bottle for the reason that the ball, which is adapted to act in A conjunction with the float valve does not perform its function and remains stationary. As a consequence the float valve is not properly directed to its seat. It has also been found that the suction or partial vacuum between the liquid and the valve when the valve is upon its seat, and even the pressure of the liquid upon the valve, when the bottle is tilted for the discharge of the liquid, is not suilicient to unseat the valve.

p These defects are effectively overcome-by the construction illustrated in the drawings and described herein.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the numeral 1 designates the upper portion or body of the stopper, and 2 the lower portion or valve seating member which is adapted to be secured to and inclosed within the lower portion of the body 1. The body is hollow and closed at its upper end and is formed with a horizonol circumferential depression 3, which is intersected by a plurality of vertical wall channels 4 which open at the outer end of the stopper. The ribs 5 which are arranged between the vertical channels and which are adapted to contact and engage with the bottle neck when the stopper is inserted therein, are formed adjacent their lower edges, (which terminate at the circumferential depression 3) with ports or openings 6, the same passing through the bottle stopper proper to provide communication with the interior thereof. The lower portion of the body or stopper 1, below the circumferential depression 3 is roughened as at 7 to provide for the reception of an adhesive material 8 whereby the stopper is effectively retained with the bottle neck.

The valve seating member 2 has tubular openings at both ends and formed with Va circumferential shoulder 9 at its lower end, while its valve seat port extends up within the body and terminates at its upper inner end in an outwardly flared or rounded valve seat 10, while its shouldered end fits and closes the open end of the stopper. The interior Vof the stopper is conical as is the interior of the valve seating member, and the lower extremity of the stopper is provided with a plurality of openings 11 which are adapted to receive an injection of cement which is adapted to also engage with the outer wall of the valve seating member. The valve seating member may be loosely arranged within the stopper before the cement is applied thereto and after the cement is inserted within the openings the valve seating member may be rotated upon the stopper so that the cement may be brought into engagement with the entire face of the said valve seating memberv adjacent the openings of the stopper. The valve seating member terminates a distance below the ports 6, and the numeral 1,25 designates the float valve for the seat. This valve has its bodycone-shaped and its top provided'with a` flange or head 13. The flange is of a sufficient area to snugly engage with the valve seat to close the opening thereof. The valve is of some suitable light material and is provided with a centrally arranged bore Y n to interfere with the floating of the sald or depression whichI is open at the head 13 thereof, the said bore being adapted to receive a weighted member 14; The cone shaped portion of the valve is adapted to serve as a guide for seating the said valve, and the said cone-shaped portion or stem is of such a length as to prevent its entire Withdrawal from the valve seating member regardless of the angle atf which the bottle may be tilt-ed;

l/hile the valve freely opens when the bottle'is tiltedto allow the discharge of its contents through the wall channels 4l', the valve cannotbeopened and held' open by'external means to allow the refilling of the bottle because there is nolmeans of access to the valve, as it is impossible for an instrument to'reach the valve throughthe cir# cumferential'vertical wall channels and discharge openings, because the openings are out of line with the vertical wall channels. The numeral 15 designates a weighted ball and the'numeral l'fildesignat'es a light enlarged'or corrugated-'ball which is arranged between the ball 15' and the head 13 of the valve. The ball 15 when resting upon the inclined wallfof the cone-shaped interior of the'stopper is adaptedt'o roll upon the said wall toward the valve seat and, co-acting with'the corrugated lightball 16 at all times exerts a certain' amount of pressure upon the valve 12, the said pressure being toward the valve seat.

lnFig. 6 of the drawing, the positionr of the bottle is illustrated when an attempt is made to refill the'said bottle byy laying the bottle in a* quantity of liquid. The inflow ofthe liquidthrough the stopper channels which opens atE theouter end of the stopper will pass intoy the horizontal? intersecting channeliand from` thenc'e'tlirough the open ings into=th`e stopper. I'n this position of thebottle it will be noted that thevalve is causedto openby sliding 'out of its seat with its stem resting on the inner walll ofthe valve forming'- part and its head' resting on theinner inclined wall ofi' the stopper and if'maintained in suchz position would allow the bottle tobe refilled by' the liquid running' in under the valve andE through the valve seating member. This however,` is prevented by the inflow of theliquid' into the hollow portiony of the stopperl causing the co'rrugated'ballto rise'as'well as the' float valve, the said' ball contacting with the weighted ball to causetlie same to roll upon the incline orA beveled interior ofl thestopper and assist in forcing the valve upon its seat to prevent the inflow of the fluid into the bottle as illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8. 1f an attempt be made to refill the bottle by fluid under pressure, it will, on entering the hollow stopper drive the valve to its seat and prevent the refilling of the bottle.

The weight in the valve 12 is not sufficient 'of' the moistening of the valve or the suction of the liquid from the interior of the bottle.

The balls-15 and' 16 serve as a stop to limit the downward movement of the valve the stem of which, being cone-shaped is free to allow it to have a lateral movement when the valve is placedin horizontal position, and the said shape of the valve materially assists in causing the valve to be automatically seated by the inflow ofthe liquid to prevent the refilling 'of the bottle.

Having thus described the inventionwhat I' claim is 1. stopperfor non-reiillable bottl'esfincluding a tubular sectionfhaving a circumferential base rim and terminating in its upper end in avalve seat, and* anX upper hollow section closed atV its top supported upon the circumferentialbase rim, and having a circumferential' recess and channels leading from the recess to the closedj end, ribs between the channels being provided with ports arranged adjacent thelcircumfrential recess, a` cement filling between the inner walls of the top section and the outer walls of the valve section to unite the' sections, of al cone-shaped float valve for the seat, a corrugated light ball within the hollow section and normally contacting with the head of the valve and a weighted ball also within the hollow section and normally contacting with the light ballE substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A bottle stopper comprising a hollow member closedatv one of its ends and a valve seating'member secured-to its" open end and means for connectingjthe'members together, the said hollowmember beingcentrally provided with a circumferential depression and having a plurality of; channels providing spaced ribs leading4 from the depression tc the closed end of the stopper, the ribs between the channels being; provided with openings arranged adjacent the circumferential depression, a cone-shaped headed float valvefor the valve seat", thesaidvalve having its head' weighted, ay heavy ball within the hollow stopper and' a light ball also within' the stopperH and arrangedj between the heavy ball and theheadof the valve.

3. stopper for non-refillable bottles comprising an upper'meniberhavin'g a closed head and a' cone-shapedl interior, the said member being pr'ovided'with a circumferential depression providing spaced ribs and having channels intersecting the depression and leading therefrom to the closed end of the member, the ribs between the channels being provided with openings arranged adjacent the circumferential depression and communicating therewith, and with the interior of the member, a valve seating member connected with the upper member, a cone-shaped valve having an annular head for the valve seat, the said valve being provided at its head with a centrally arranged depression, a weight within the depression, a heavy ball within the cone-shaped bore of the upper member and a corrugated light ball between the heavy ball and the head of the valve.

4. A stopper for non-refllable bottles embodying a hollow member having a closed top and a valve seat at its lower end, the said hollow member having its sides provided with depressed portions and being further provided with inlet ports arranged out of the line of the depressed portions, a cone-shaped headed float valve for the valve seat, a weighted spherical member Within the hollow member, and a light buoyant member also within the hollow member and arranged between the weighted spherical member and the valve.

In testimony whereof I aiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEANDER B. ZARING. Witnesses:

JOSEPH B. WILKINS, EDNA J. FoLTzENLoGEL.

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